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    Active Member mully's Avatar
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    Default DIY hand guards for my 2018 F3s

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    Thank you! Excellent idea, photos, and details.
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    Nice job. Looks great.
    Novel use for a Hockey puck as a spacer..
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    Look to close to the handle bar grip for safe use, and not tall enough to really help with cold wind on ones hands.
    2018 RT Limited - Asphalt Metallic - East Valley of Phoenix/ 2018 RT Limited Chrome
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    (Champagne/Hooker)Magic Mirrors, 360 LED head lights, BajaRon sway bar, H&R springs and shock adjusters, dash cam, foam grips, third brake light 4 LED strobe for 7 seconds and then on steady, rear LED turn signals/8 ohm 50W resistors, sequential turn signals on front fenders, Federal Formosa's front and General out back, and driver backrest.

    Things that move between machines: Ikea sheep skins, Zuno XT GPS, and extra tools. Hooker is going to be my summer up North and Hookie my winter trike down South.

    (Asphalt/Hookie) Elka shocks on front - BajaRon sway bar, OEM drivers backrest, LED headlights, dual USB with volt meter, dash cam, foam grips - magic mirrors - front tires Vredestein Quatrac SL on PPA ORB Chrome wheels.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Snoking1127 View Post
    ... and not tall enough to really help with cold wind on ones hands.
    Probably would deflect a cicada, though! We're due for a big hatch this year in upstate New York. Man, those things hurt when you smack into 'em while you're riding!
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    I love to see these DIY workarounds. Money saved and the satisfaction of a job well done.
    Ours is a red, black and chrome 2017 F3 Limited. Bought new in 2/2019. The avatar is my first bike back in 1952, a Simplex Servi-Cycle. Photo taken at the Barber Museum.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Snoking1127 View Post
    Look to close to the handle bar grip for safe use, and not tall enough to really help with cold wind on ones hands.
    20210304_080812.jpg Sometimes pictures can be deceiving so I measured it showing 1 3/8" opening. Don't know if that would be unsafe but my gloved hand fits with room to spare. I'll find out when I take it out this spring. I couldn't make them any taller because that would block the view of the mirrors but should shield your hands from taking a direct hit.
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    Over the winter I made another set of hand guards making them wider (3") and alittle farther away from the hand grip.
    Doesn't hit the windshield and doesn't appear to block the mirror. Can't wait to try them when it warm's up.
    mully

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